Reliance Jio has announced a significant increase in its mobile services rates, effective from July 3, marking the first hike in nearly two-and-a-half years. The telecom giant has raised tariffs across almost all plans, while also introducing new Unlimited 5G data plans aimed at enhancing user experience.
The new tariff structure sees the price of the lowest recharge plan being raised to ₹19, a 27% increase from the previous ₹15 for a 1 GB data add-on-pack. Additionally, the 75 GB postpaid data plan will now cost ₹449, up from ₹399. The popular ₹666 unlimited plan, which offers 84-day validity, will now be priced at ₹799, reflecting a hike of about 20%.
Despite the price increase, Reliance Jio emphasized its commitment to providing high-quality services at globally competitive prices. In a statement, the company highlighted its ongoing efforts to lead in the 5G sector.
“With Jio True 5G – the fastest-ever 5G rollout of this scale anywhere in the world, India now leads the world in 5G. Nearly 85% of the total 5G cells operational in India are by Jio. With India’s only Stand-Alone True 5G network, Jio continues to provide superlative 5G experience with truly unlimited 5G data on its leading plans at no additional cost to its users,” the company said.
Akash Ambani, Chairperson of Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, underscored the strategic importance of the new plans in promoting industry innovation and sustainable growth through investments in advanced technologies.
“The introduction of new plans is a step in the direction of furthering industry innovation and driving sustainable growth through investments in 5G and AI technology. Ubiquitous, high-quality, affordable internet is the backbone of Digital India and Jio takes pride in contributing to this. Jio will always put our country and customer first and will continue to invest for India,” he said.